Meisler DM, Stock EL, Wertz RD, Khadem M, Chaudhuri B, O'Grady RB. Conjunctival inflammation and amyloidosis in allergic granulomatosis and angiitis (Churg-Strauss syndrome).
Am J Ophthalmol 1981;
91:216-9. [PMID:
7468737 DOI:
10.1016/0002-9394(81)90176-8]
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Abstract
A 37-year-old woman developed nodular, waxy conjunctival lesions associated with the exacerbation of Churg-Strauss syndrome. Conjunctival and skin biopsy specimens demonstrated a diffuse inflammatory process composed of eosinophils, plasma cells, lymphocytes, and focal collections of histiocytes. There were amyloid deposits in the conjunctiva and skin. To our knowledge, this is the first report of conjunctival changes and amyloidosis associated with the Churg-Strauss syndrome.
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